What if the women in white from the dance during the Prologue were the white roses in the garden? They escaped the castle but surely not the gardens when the enchantress casted the curse, so maybe that’s why the Beast was so angry when Maurice tried to pluck one? His fury would make more sense if those roses used to be people.
I was actually reading a theory the other day that the wolves are the women who escaped the party. They’re not in the castle grounds, but they’re still within the curse because they live in that winter area.
I would think if they were the roses they would still be able to move around like the other household staff, but maybe not? If nothing else it would explain why they were blooming on a snowy night.
Maybe they’re not able to move because they weren’t part of the staff, they were guests to the party the prince was throwing?
I mean, it wasn’t their fault if the prince was an ass (while the whole household staff may be considered as guilty as him if the prince turned out bratty and selfish, since they kinda raised him and were responsible for his education).
So they (the women) weren’t turned into objects, forced to tend to the Beast, instead they’re now roses (plus they’re still alive and i don’t think they would have died if the curse hadn’t been broken) and it’s him who cares for them (preventing Maurice from plucking one, for example).
And yes, that would explain their blooming in the middle of winter! 😀
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